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Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents
Industries in This Sector
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| Industry | Market Weight | Day Return | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Industries | 100% | 0.90% | 6.15% |
| Specialty Chemicals | 43.06% | 0.53% | 6.28% |
| Gold | 12.00% | 2.37% | -5.52% |
| Building Materials | 9.84% | -0.81% | 23.44% |
| Copper | 9.07% | 1.20% | 13.79% |
| Steel | 8.66% | 1.39% | 7.86% |
| Agricultural Inputs | 6.82% | 1.31% | 3.81% |
| Chemicals | 4.49% | 1.04% | 6.28% |
| Other Industrial Metals & Mining | 2.27% | 1.48% | -7.18% |
| Lumber & Wood Production | 1.38% | 1.03% | -1.35% |
| Coking Coal | 0.73% | 2.59% | -3.17% |
| Aluminum | 0.70% | 2.47% | 3.78% |
| Other Precious Metals & Mining | 0.56% | 2.43% | 0.22% |
| Paper & Paper Products | 0.24% | 1.29% | 19.19% |
| Silver | 0.19% | 4.98% | -5.27% |
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Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return
Largest Companies in This Sector
Name | Last Price | 1Y Target Est. | Market Weight | Market Cap | Day Change % | YTD Return | Avg. Analyst Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464.54 | 467.80 | 15.81% | Buy | ||||
| 344.76 | 335.66 | 6.19% | Buy | ||||
| 103.34 | 76.11 | 5.74% | Hold | ||||
| 45.30 | 43.22 | 4.65% | Buy | ||||
| 228.90 | 225.18 | 4.62% | Hold | ||||
| 86.36 | 90.53 | 4.20% | Buy | ||||
| 239.69 | 275.70 | 3.76% | Buy | ||||
| 195.62 | 178.67 | 3.34% | Buy | ||||
| 57.57 | 57.15 | 2.90% | Hold | ||||
| 34.83 | 54.88 | 2.84% | Buy |
Investing in the Basic Materials Sector
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ETF Opportunities
Name | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91.86 | 4.898B | 0.09% | ||
| 202.10 | 4.029B | 0.10% | ||
| 58.95 | 1.631B | 0.35% | ||
| 145.94 | 602.599M | 0.40% | ||
| 51.77 | 499.825M | 0.08% |
Mutual Fund Opportunities
Name | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102.14 | 4.029B | 0.10% | ||
| 103.90 | 897.626M | 0.76% | ||
| 103.76 | 897.626M | 0.76% | ||
| 98.75 | 870.121M | 1.03% | ||
| 102.02 | 870.121M | 1.03% |
Basic Materials Research
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Technical Assessment: Neutral in the Intermediate-Term
Market trends often persist longer than most expect. That is why it can be a good idea for an investor to allocate capital toward the highest relative-strength opportunities. Over the long-term, this has made it very difficult to be a value investor. Back in the late 1970s, there were very few momentum investors, very few market technicians, and a whole lot of people in the financial world searching for value. Socks trading below book value, stocks trading for less than the cash on their balance sheet, and stocks trading for single-digit price/earnings ratios. It was a very different investment world.
Daily – Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 03/26/2024
The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.
Analyst Report: Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Compass Minerals currently produces two primary products: salt and specialty potash fertilizer. The company's main assets include rock salt mines in Ontario, Louisiana, and the United Kingdom and a salt brine operation at the Great Salt Lake in Utah that produces sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride. Compass' salt products are used for deicing and also by industrial and consumer end markets. The firm's sulfate of potash is used by growers of high-value crops that are sensitive to standard potash.
RatingBullishPrice TargetThe Argus Mid-Cap Model Portfolio
Small- and mid-cap stocks (SMID) have underperformed large-caps over the past 12 months, but may be in a better position to generate market-beating returns going forward. SMID companies tend to focus on domestic markets, so their businesses could be less disrupted by the fallout from global events. As well, the prices of SMID stocks generally are lower than the prices of large-caps. As well, there are long stretches in the record books when SMID stocks have outperformed large-caps. That said, SMID stocks can be risky. The standard deviation for monthly returns was 5.7% for SMID stocks over a 2003-2021 test period, versus 4.3% for large-caps. Still, despite the risks, diversified investors look to have exposure to small- and mid-caps based on the long-term performance record.
